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\nApparently, guys who look happy are less attractive to women than guys who look brooding or proud or even ashamed, according to a new study published in the journal Emotion. The researchers showed women pictures of guys making a range of expressions in different photographs. The guys with big smiles were ranked as least attractive.

I hate even reporting on this, because I can't freaking stand the miserable mantra "Nice guys finish last." But here's my take on it: I think a smile in a picture is a lot different than a smile in person. A guy who looks me in the eye and smiles often gives me butterflies. It's not the same feeling as a dude who's smiling in general in a photograph.

So don't stop smiling, dudes. Just, in your Facebook or online dating profile picture, you might want to aim for hard guy over softie. Consider it the guy equivalent of the MySpace-esque down-the-cleavage shot. Yeah, you know the one.

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